Job Description Location - London or Birmingham Salary Birmingham: "Base salary: £32,050pa to c.£37,700pa depending on skills and experience.
Salary London: "Base salary: £36,000pa to c.£42,350pa depending on skills and experience.
In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
As an Innovation Analyst at HS2 you will be responsible for supporting with the identification, analysis and development of innovation opportunities across the HS2 programme.
The role includes working closely with the Senior Innovation Managers to build relationships with innovators, evaluate and prioritise ideas and projects as well as assist with the pipeline of projects we are developing.
The innovation analyst will also have responsibility for their own area of ownership for a core 'team process or activity', such as our knowledge sharing network, foundations programme or innovation forum.
About the role: Support the development of best practice process for innovation management across a wide range of portfolios, programmes and projects.
Work with the innovation team in the assessment of innovative ideas and opportunities identifying those that bring added value against the strategic goals of the project.
Be part of a team that engenders a culture and climate of innovation to introduce new ideas and opportunities, giving constructive feedback where appropriate.
To develop personal network and innovation delivery skills within the academic and professional innovation communities.
To become a key contact point for innovation both for internal and for external organisations.
Liaise and develop processes, tools, protocols and innovation techniques, including bringing in external best practice across the project.
To work with the Senior Innovation Managers in the development of Innovation Execution Plans, Business Case analysis, and project close out reporting To develop and share innovation projects via multiple internal and external channels including videos, innovation portal, social media (LinkedIn and others), internal news stories and presentations Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures in EDI.
About You: Skills Ability to engage with, influence, and manage stakeholders on challenging projects with support from team Organisation skills and an ability to meet changing deadlines An ability to work across several disciplines, balancing technical and commercial interests Ability to work with existing ambiguity whilst being delivery focussed Ability to problem-solve and able to communicate creatively and articulately to a variety of audiences Ability to develop and deliver their own style and skillset in communication, influencing and team working Ability to manage the innovation process in technical programmes.
Knowledge Knowledge of innovation process as well as rail, construction Has operated or consulted at different levels of an organisation, including with managers and project leaders.
Knowledge in managing the innovation process in a complex environment.
Can support with the analysis of driving whole life costs whilst managing risk and safety.
Experience Experience in innovation, as part of a graduate scheme or equivalent or a willingness to learn.
Experience in a major project or equivalent or a willingness to learn.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant.
Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage.
Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV.
In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review.
This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
About Us High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network.
As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent.
We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation.
Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.